Hertswood Academy

State-Funded School

hertswood-academy-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

HertsmereConstituency

WD6 5LGPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Hertswood Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,144 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.47

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,144

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,144
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 Oct 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.